News Tracker

Sun, 24 August 2025

  • 11:19 am President William Ruto has visited his Koelel Farm in Moiben Constituency, Uasin Gishu County, after jetting back to the country from Japan.
  • 10:57 am Former Laikipia North MP Mathew Lempurkel Lekidime has died six days after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Kenyatta National Hospital following a road accident in Ong'ata Rongai.
  • 10:20 am Machakos Deputy Governor Francis Mwangangi has slammed DP Kithure Kindiki for what he termed as the misuse of public resources through the countrywide empowerment programmes; he has demanded an explanation on the source of 'handouts'.
  • 9:50 am The Ministry of Lands will reconstruct missing land registers for properties in Nairobi and Nakuru, including parcels owned by Maendeleo Ya Wanawake and Riverside Mansions, after records were reported lost and untraceable.
  • 9:14 am A Nairobi family is mourning after a 27-year-old woman was brutally murdered by her husband in Pipeline estate, leaving behind a one-year-old orphan as relatives struggle with the shock and pain of the tragic killing.
  • 8:55 am Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has announced that the government will reinstate chiefs and assistant chiefs in Kirinyaga County who had been interdicted following the deaths of 17 people after consuming illicit alcohol.
  • 8:24 am Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi has established a 35-member committee to fast-track the commercial development of oil discoveries in Block T6 and Block T7 in Lokichar, Turkana County.
  • 7:48 am Narok County Referral Hospital has issued a 14-day ultimatum to relatives of nine bodies that are lying uncollected at the hospital's farewell home.
  • 7:35 am 15 people sustained injuries surviving an accident that occurred at the Kibarani area along the busy Mombasa-Nairobi Highway on Saturday night; the accident followed a collision between a 14-seater matatu and a cargo trailer.

Sat, 23 August 2025

  • 7:36 pm Kenya has announced plans to start producing vaccines locally by 2027  in a significant step towards reducing its reliance on donor support, as it strengthens its health partnership with Japan.
  • 6:51 pm Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered a crackdown on speeding Miraa vehicles saying the government has tried initiating dialogue with the operators, but they defied.
  • 5:19 pm KRA has given owners of select items in the custody of the Customs Warehouse Keeper at the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi 30 days to collect their goods, or they will be auctioned.
  • 4:55 pm President William Ruto has appointed Amani Yuda Komora as Chairperson and Angeline Yiamiton Siparo as a Member of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) for a six-year term.
  • 3:47 pm Ex-DP Gachagua has urged Mt Kenya residents to be wary of President Ruto's tactic of offering money to people during his tours of the country; he alleges that this is part of a well-orchestrated scheme by the Head of State to win back the public's trust.
  • 3:29 pm Just a day after both Kenya and Tanzania were eliminated from the 2024 CHAN tournament, calls for a friendly football match between Harambee Stars and Taifa Stars have intensified, with notable figures joining the discussion.
  • 2:42 pm Tanzanian govt has introduces a mandatory air travel fee for foreigners travelling to and from Tanzania, including Kenyans; the new passenger facilitation fees to come into effect in November.
  • 2:02 pm Harambee Stars captain Abud Omar Khamis has reassured Kenyans that the national team will make a comeback following the heartbreaking quarter-final exit from the 2024 Africa Nations Championship.
  • 1:51 pm Speaker Wetangula has expressed concern about the increasing number of conservatory orders issued by judicial officers, saying that they frustrate the delivery of the Assembly's legislative mandate.
  • 1:17 pm Police officer fatally shoots colleague in Vihiga while they were on duty at a government fertilizer depot in Esirabe, Luanda; investigations launched as key suspect on the run.
  • 12:39 pm Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has announced that all licensing activities for aviation personnel, including pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, air traffic controllers and flight dispatchers, have been suspended with effect from Friday, August 22.
  • 11:38 am RUPHA has warned that several private hospitals are at risk of closure due to persistent delays in compensation from government which owes its members billions of shillings in arrears under SHA and the now-defunct NHIF. 
  • 10:45 am The Trump administration has praised the Kenya, who are part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti, for their efforts in preventing gang violence in the Caribbean nation; the US government has said that the Kenyan police performed excellently by fulfilling their mandate.
  • 10:33 am KeNHA has issued a stern warning to motorists using the Kiserian–Magadi Road, following reports of rampant overloading; the Authority to partner with Axle Load Enforcement Highway Unit to ensure compliance.
  • 9:52 am S&P Global Rating Agency has upgraded Kenya's long-term sovereign credit rating from 'B- to 'B', due to reduced near-term external liquidity risks.
  • 9:28 am Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o has confronted Agriculture Ministry over the controversial approval of mass redundancy notices, demanding their immediate withdrawal and warning the move threatens to destabilise the entire sector.
  • 8:55 am Huge night fire destroys business premises including section of Khoja Flats near the Sakina Mosque in Mombasa; videos seen by Kenyans.co.ke show thick smoke billowing from the top-floor section of the building.
  • 8:34 am Drama surrounding Nyandiwa Level 4 Hospital in Homa Bay County takes fresh twist after residents reveal the facility has never been operational, despite SHA CEO Mwangangi alleging it has been since the 1970s.
  • 7:49 am President Ruto has promised Harambee Stars an additional thank-you package in recognition of their outstanding performance at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN).
  • 7:27 am Ministry of Roads and Transport has released new findings following a rise in deadly highway accidents across Kenya listing poor road infrastructure, reckless driving and poorly maintained vehicles as the main causes of the increase in road fatalities.

Fri, 22 August 2025

  • 7:48 pm Madagascar proceeds to CHAN 2024 semi-finals after narrowly beating Kenya 4-3 in a tense penalty shootout in a quarter-final match at Kasarani, which ended 1-1 after extra time.